Broadwater is a small town which sits within the Richmond Valley and City of Lismore local government areas, in the Northern Rivers region of New South Wales, Australia.
To begin with, sugar was grown and crushed on the small private farms in the region.
In the early days sugar cane was grown as far up the Richmond River as the town of Bexhill and was carried to the mill on punts.
Today Broadwater is the centre of the region's highly mechanised sugar industry, which is still a major employer.
In recent years the area has also seen an influx of new settlers, attracted by its peaceful rural lifestyle.